Recess mirror good or bad idea?

3 years ago

Thinking of creating a recess in my new bathroom to sit the mirror in. Just a mirror, not a cupboard. It’s studwork so doable. Which would create a ledge infront of the mirror for items.

What are the pros & cons of doing this?

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minnie101

3 years ago

hard to find photos but here’s one. Is the 5cm ledge dimension accurate though as that won’t hold very much?

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minnie101
3 years ago
Can’t really think of many cons, other than dearer to do and may be more difficult for kids to see in or reach over to clean (depending on depth of ledge and vanity).

I think it will make the space feel bigger and you could add mini lights and a nice place for accessories if there’s nowhere else for them to go
Daisy England
3 years ago
All ledges collect dust. That’s the downfall of them. Personally I have nothing on display in my bathroom other than toothbrushes and moisturiser. Everything else goes in the vanity unit therefore making cleaning easier. Hairspray and deodorants contribute towards a more sticky residue.
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Helen Grützner
3 years ago
Could you create the recess BUT then add narrow shelves and mirrored doors to create a cupboard, more or less flush with the wall? More storage and none of the dust associated with a ledge. You could add lighting above or to the sides.
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
No, I don’t have enough studwork to create a recessed cupboard, and the mirror will be about 1500 wide. The recess would only be about 50mm.

I wondered if having the mirror sitting within a recess would give a more boutique feel? Add a bit more interest rather than it flat on the wall? Or will it just look odd, why have you done that?!
Juliet Docherty
3 years ago
I have similar in my bathroom, I made the mirror fit the space exactly by profiling, fiddly but worth it.
E D
3 years ago
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Haha Daisy, I agree. A bathroom should only display the essentials.

So I‘ve provided vanity units, storage cupboard and storage baskets on shelves, but my wife and daughter still manage to clutter up every ledge, nook and cranny in the bathroom with dozens of fancy looking bottles, pots and tubes and whatnot.

And I have no idea what they're for... 🤣
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
@colourhappy - do you have a photo please?
Juliet Docherty
3 years ago
Sure, here is a photo. Fitting the mirror was a bit scary as it was profiled to fit the angle of the ceiling but it worked.
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
Minnie that’s exactly what I had in my mind thank you! The recess can be 50-100mm. Although I’d like an LED mirror so there would need to be a 50mm space all around the mirror (to allow for the lighting & switch) so not sure how or if that will aesthetically work?
Juliet Docherty
3 years ago
Minnies photo looks really nice. Would also look good lined with wood around the edges.
Karenza Roy
3 years ago
could you not do spotlights down rather than an LED mirror..I'm not sure how good it will look if there is a gap all round the edge
if it was spotlights the switch could be over by the main switch so it doesn't look messy as well
minnie101
3 years ago
I think I’d go for the mini downlights as in the photo I attached personally. I’ve got similar in my shower niche. I’m not sure it will look the same aesthetically with the gap?
1sandyh
Original Author
3 years ago
Thought so. I need an LED mirror this time as I can’t see well in there 🙈 And a lot come with demisters now too. But I can’t imagine a large mirror just mounted on the tiles?!
minnie101
3 years ago
Although I suppose people recess their tv’s and it looks good. I like colourhappy suggestion of wood, you’re having dark wood elsewhere so could tie it in?
Peter Cole
8 days ago
I have had a similar question recently as the property developer I was buying a house off of has recessed all of his mirrors, between 150 and 250 into the wall. I have just stayed at a hotel with a 590 deep vanity, and the mirror then on the rear of a 210mm shelf, giving a distance from the mirror of roughly 800mm. This was definitely too far and I needed to use the supplied shaving mirror to brush my teeth (I am short sighted). I am now going to delete all of the recessed mirrors to avoid this problem. I also cannot find many pictures of properly recessed mirrors on the Internet. I think this is because it is a bad idea.

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